June 6, 2023
Offshore Wind Opportunities
at Port of Richmond
Prepared for City of Richmond
Outline
1. Introduction
2. US West Coast Floating Offshore Wind Background
3. Opportunity for City of Richmond
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Who We Are
3 〉 Port Infrastructure Consultant
〉 Since 1945, Naval Shipyards in Long Beach
〉 Experts where land meets water
〉 California coastline
〉 California Ports
〉 All Maritime Business Lines
〉 Offshore wind, containers, bulk cargo, marinas, etc.
Matt Trowbridge, PE, SE, PEng
〉 Vice President
〉 Marine Structural Engineer
〉 Port Infrastructure Expert
〉 Offshore Wind Ports
〉 [email protected]
〉 1300 Clay Street, Suite 350, Oakland, CA
〉 Office: 510-788-8959 | Cell: 562-505-2138
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Offshore Wind (OSW)
Federal Deployment Strategy
4 〉 Biden-Harris Administration,
March 2021
o 30 GW of OSW by 2030, 110 GW of
OSW by 2050
o Nationwide (East, Gulf, West coasts)
〉 Departments of Energy, Interior,
Commerce, and Transportation,
September 2022
o Floating Offshore Wind Shot to Lower
Costs by 70%
o Deployment Target of 15 GW of
Floating OSW by 2035 (nationwide)
o Deep-water areas requiring floating
platforms are home to 2/3 of America’s
OSW Energy Potential
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California OSW
Deployment Targets
5 〉 Governor Newsom’s Letter to CARB (July 2022):
o 20 GW by 2045
〉 CEC Updated AB 525 Report (August 2022):
o 2–5 GW by 2030
o 25 GW by 2045
25 GW = ~1,250 x 20 MW WTGs
Principle Power NREL
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Ongoing Port Studies
US West Coast
6 〉 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
o Port of Coos Bay, Port Infrastructure
Assessment for OSW Development, BOEM
2022-073
o California Floating OSW Regional Ports
Assessment, BOEM 2023-010
o California Floating OSW Regional Ports
Feasibility Analysis, 2023 (in progress)
〉 California State Lands Commission
o Alternative Port Assessment to Support Offshore Wind, January 2023
o AB 525 Port Readiness Plan, 2023 (in progress)
〉 National Renewable Energy Laboratory
o West Coast Port Strategy Study, 2023 (in progress)
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Required Number of Port Sites in California
25 GW of OSW by 2045
7 Type of Site Low
(8 GW)
Low-Med
(17 GW)
Medium
(25 GW)
Med-High
(34 GW)
High
(42 GW)
S&I Sites 1 2 3 4 5
Blade MF Sites 1 2 2 3 3
Tower MF Sites 1 1 1 1 2
Nacelle Assembly Sites 1 1 1 1 1
Foundation Assembly Sites 1 2 2 3 4
SOV berths for O&M Activities 1 3 to 7 6 to 12 9 to 16 12 to 20 15 to 23 Mooring Line & Anchor Storage Sites 5 to 15 ac 10 to 25 ac 20 to 40 ac 25 to 50 ac 30 to 65 ac Electrical Cable Laydown Sites 4 to 8 ac 8 to 14 ac 12 to 22 ac 16 to 28 ac 21 to 36 ac Moffatt & Nichol
〉 Need approximately 10 large port sites and 10 small port or harbor sites to meet CA targets by 2045 〉 S&I Site = ~80 acres, Blade & Tower MF Site = ~100 acres, Foundation MF Site = ~80 acres, Nacelle MF = 25-100 acres 〉 Strategizing the development of manufacturing port sites in California will maximize job creation and economic impact to the State
Best CA Port Sites – Manufacturing
8 〉 These type of sites provide significant job
creation and economic impact
〉 Richmond has key characteristics needed:
〉 Navigable channel
〉 Sheltered harbor
〉 Large laydown areas
〉 Strong workforce
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Study the Opportunity for Richmond
9 〉Manufacturing / Fabrication Site
〉 Fabricate components (blades, nacelles, towers, foundations, anchor, chain, mooring line, electrical cable)
〉Construction Support
〉 Installation support site: base of construction operations for fleet of construction vessels
〉 Mooring line, anchor, electrical cable laydown site
〉Operations & Maintenance
〉 Base of wind farm operations
〉Shipbuilding
〉 Construction of offshore wind vessels (tugs, barges, service operation vessels, crew transfer vessels, etc.)
Recommended Action: Complete a study to identify the opportunity for Richmond including costs, schedule, and potential benefits. Identify potential site(s) within the Port.
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Manufacturing Port for Towers (Port of Albany)
Tug Shipyard (Chesapeake Shipbuilding)
Thank you
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